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Railcar

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A Railcar (U.S. English) is a railroad vehicle for carrying freight. [1]

Types of railcar[edit]

  • Boxcar, a closed car for carrying general freight
  • Gondola car, an open car for carrying general freight
  • Tank car, for carrying liquids, such as oil
  • Hopper car, for carrying bulk materials, such as grain
  • Caboose, the last car in a train, with kitchen and sleeping facilities for the train crew. Automation has made the caboose redundant.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140327040407/http://www.americanrailcar.com/RailcarManufacturing.aspx
  2. ↑ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/caboose
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